The Shohin Tree Thread

[Wires_Guy_wires]

Slowly getting somewhere. JRP sown in 2018

 

[Ryceman3]

A little JM pushing spring growth pretty early this year. This tree was an airlayer I created a couple of years back. I don't have many JMs, but I'm kind of fond of this one.

 

[Milly]

Couple of Yaupon holly in development.

 

[Dan W.]

A little JM pushing spring growth pretty early this year. This tree was an airlayer I created a couple of years back. I don't have many JMs, but I'm kind of fond of this one.

Great little twin trunk!
Here's a small Japanese maple I bought at the ABS convention in Denver CO this spring, from Frank Mihalic.

 

[jandslegate]

Dwarf Ninebark in a training pot after one season at this size. Picked it up last fall on clearance and over wintered it in it's 5gal. can.

 

[Cajunrider]

My first shohin shown here is an Ilex Vomitoria.

 

[Dan W.]

Shohin collected Engelmann Spruce. In a Vickie Chamberlain pot.

 

[Colorado]

Shohin Triple Play

Itoigawa


Buttonwood


Escambron

 

[Dan W.]

Beginning to get some color on the little JM!

 

[Dan W.]

Beginning to get some color on the little JM!

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Great trees @Colorado !!

 

[yashu]

Beginning to get some color on the little JM!

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I love this. I have an affinity for little, fat trunked, shohin maples and I finally picked up a nice trident trunk that I hope to develop over the next few years.

 

[Dan W.]

Shohin collected Engelmann spruce. I collected this, but it was styled and potted by Ryan Neil. The pot is Japanese, but I'm not quite sure on the maker. I'll look it up.

 

[Hartinez]

Shohin collected Engelmann spruce. I collected this, but it was styled and potted by Ryan Neil. The pot is Japanese, but I'm not quite sure on the maker. I'll look it up.

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Cool to see you on here Dan. I didn’t immediately make the connection it was you till now. Loved the podcast you and Steve did with @yenling83 .

Sabina juniper. Probably jussssst too tall for a shohin.

 

[Yamabudoudanshi]

I've got one I'm pretty exited about.
It's a very rare variety of trident maple, called a Naruto-Kaede - Named after Naruto the area in Tokoshima near Awaji-island in Shokoku.
It has a very distinctive upward curled leaf and bright red petioles.
I plan on developing this tree in the rock as it's basically locked in to it, with the front something like the second picture. I'm not in love with the pot, but for now it will do. I'm really hoping to be able to let a few branches run and then take cuttings so I can get more of these things.

 

[TomB]

Crab apple, Chinese elm and Dogwood

 

[BrightsideB]

Crab apple, Chinese elm and Dogwood

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very cool! I love the dogwood! Does it flower?

 

[Oz_Fox]

JM, unsure of the exact cultivar but really little leaves, tight internodes and ramification!

 

[Hartinez]

very cool! I love the dogwood! Does it flower?

@TomB always on point! Supposed to post a pic though.

Sagebrush that I’ve done nothing but trim.

 

[Bowhuntmuledeer]

@TomB always on point! Supposed to post a pic though.

Sagebrush that I’ve done nothing but trim.
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Any tips for keeping these things alive? I have a couple I collected a year ago. I planted em in the ground. To my surprise they would get droopy if not watered regularly early this summer. I started watering them more and they put out a lot of new growth. Like 10 inch straight shoots. I trimmed back part of the growth mid summer on one of them and it think it might have killed it.

 

[lunchbox27]

Crab apple, Chinese elm and Dogwood

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Do you happen to have any pics of the dogwood defoliated? That this is amazing.